Abu Camp

Description

Guests of Abu Camp are invited to experience the ultimate elephant education safari with the camp's resident family herd.This unique experience allows you to view other wildlife, including herds of zebra, giraffe and antelope, at close proximity, providing many magical moments. The main Abu Camp area is built on raised wooden decks that wind around African ebony and sycamore fig trees, creating a cool, dappled environment. There are just six en suite Afro-Bedouin-style tents, individually designed and featuring elevated private decks, antiques and outdoor copper baths, while across the lagoon, the Elephant Suite is ideal for a couple or family looking for something truly special. The presiding atmosphere at the camp is that of a very exclusive house party, with its well-stocked bar providing the drinks and cocktails for post-safari sundowners and the main lounge replete with comfortable antique furnishings and a library of field guides for guests to peruse while they relax. For an amazing camp experience, guests can request to stay in the elevated open-air Star Bed for the night, allowing them the opportunity to sleep under a blanket of stars, right above the Elephant Boma, where the stars of the show, the elephants, sleep for the night.

*Please note that Abu Camp no longer offers Elephant-back safaris*

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Type:Lodge

Summary:Experience the ultimate elephant education safari

Feature:The Elephant Suite is ideal for families

Rooms:6 luxury tents

Location:Okavango Delta ,
Botswana

Nearest airport:Maun, Botswana

Amenities

Bird-watching

Boma

Elephant Rides

Fishing

Game-drives

In-room massages

Library

Mokoro trips

Star Bed

Swimming Pool

Location and transfer

The camp is approximately a 30-minute flight from Maun Airport.

Pricing

Prices are available upon request.

Prices are for guidance only. They are subject to availability, change and current exchange rate. You will be advised of the price of the holiday that you wish to book before your contract is confirmed.

Each of the six private en suite tents are Afro-Bedouin in style and feature comfy armchairs, beautiful quilts and tree-shaded wooden decks overlooking a wildlife-packed lagoon. Additionally, each one boasts a viewing deck overlooking the lagoon, an en-suite bathroom with an indoor shower as well as an outdoor copper bath, a hairdryer and bathrobes, ceiling fans, tea and coffee-making facilities and a small bar fridge, an electronic safe, multi-plugs available for charging camera and video equipment and laptops. There is a daily maid cleaning service.

For total seclusion, the private villa offers its own pool, butler, chef and guide.

Dining:+

The lounge and dining tent offers a breathtaking view over the lagoon, whilst sundowners around a traditional camp fire are followed by five-star meals in the evening.

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Family

Children over 6 years old only are allowed at the camp. However, families with children who are younger than this can be accommodated in the Elephant Suite or if the entire camp is booked by one party.

On Safari

Getting to know the elephants at Abu Camp, on a personal level, is a rare and humbling experience. Meet each member of the herd, learn their history and begin to understand a little of what makes these grand, wise creatures what they are. Watch the interactions of the herd, how they walk silently and majestically along through the bush, trunks swinging, ears flapping - and then walk alongside them. Surrounded, as you are, by the herd, many other animals allow you to approach closer than ever. Herds of giraffe, zebra and antelope continue to graze, unconcerned by the approach of the elephant herd of which you are now an honoured part.

Also available are game-drives in open 4x4 vehicles, night-drives, guided nature walks, bird-watching (Abu boasts a list of nearly five-hundred species) or time spent drifting on the tranquil waters of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro. In the evenings, formal and informal talks will be given to enhance the elephant learning experience.

Talk to our Asia, Australasia and Africa Experts

Our dedicated Asia, Australasia and Africa Experts are ready to help you design your luxury holiday to Abu Camp. Furthermore, we have 1 Travel Consultant whose personally visited Abu Camp and can offer you their first-hand knowedge and experience.

Why Choose Elegant Resorts

As the foremost British pioneer of luxury travel – and boasting an ever-increasing collection of prestigious accolades that celebrates this – Elegant Resorts is a tour operator with the expertise, knowledge and reputation to deliver only the very finest tailor-made luxury holidays to our clients, honed by almost thirty years of experience in this niche travel business.